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1977 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

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Singles
1977 World Championship Tennis Finals
Final
ChampionUnited States Jimmy Connors
Runner-upUnited States Dick Stockton
Score6–7, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
Events
Singles
← 1976 · World Championship Tennis Finals · 1978 →

Björn Borg was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Jimmy Connors won in the final 6–7, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3 against Dick Stockton.

Seeds

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A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. United States Jimmy Connors (champion)
  2. United States Dick Stockton (final)
  3. Romania Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals)
  4. Poland Wojciech Fibak (quarterfinals)
  5. United States Vitas Gerulaitis (semifinals)
  6. United States Eddie Dibbs (semifinals)
  7. Italy Adriano Panatta (quarterfinals)
  8. South Africa Cliff Drysdale (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 United States Jimmy Connors 6 7 6    
7 Italy Adriano Panatta 4 5 4    
1 United States Jimmy Connors 6 7 6    
6 United States Eddie Dibbs 4 5 1    
3 Romania Ilie Năstase 1 6 2 3  
6 United States Eddie Dibbs 6 4 6 6  
1 United States Jimmy Connors 6 6 6 6  
2 United States Dick Stockton 7 1 4 3  
5 United States Vitas Gerulaitis 1 3 6 6 6
4 Poland Wojciech Fibak 6 6 0 2 3
5 United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6 7 3 3
2 United States Dick Stockton 7 3 6 6 6
8 South Africa Cliff Drysdale 5 7 6 2  
2 United States Dick Stockton 7 6 7 6  

References

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